Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 02:08:35 -0700 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Technical Information" <tech_info@threespace.com>, "FreeBSD Advocacy" <advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: FreeBSD and Microsoft Message-ID: <001601c1007b$13969e60$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20010628152216.017e6008@threespace.com>
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>-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG >[mailto:owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Technical >Information >Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 12:24 PM >To: FreeBSD Advocacy >Subject: Re: FreeBSD and Microsoft > > >At 04:20 AM 6/28/2001, Rahul Siddharthan wrote: >>I have to wonder, why the heck are Microsoft doing this? If more and >>more people start to learn that Linux isn't the only MS-alternative >>out there, there's another OS with friendlier licensing which does >>everything linux can (including running linux binaries like >>StarOffice) and is used by Microsoft itself (and on doing some >>research, they'll also learn that the same OS is used by Apple), >>exactly how does that help Microsoft? >> >>It's certainly good for FreeBSD; it's not necessarily bad for linux >>(whose users don't really care about Microsoft donations); but I don't >>see how it will be good for Microsoft. >> >>R > >Why does the drug dealer give you the first couple of hits of cocaine for >free? Not only does it engender some good will in the beginning, but once >you're hooked, they're in a position where they get to dictate the >terms of >the arrangement absolutely. > People that get hooked (addicted) to drugs can't get off of them even if they want to. But software is a different matter - nobody is holding a gun to their heads and telling them that they _have_ to keep using Microsoft software. Ted Mittelstaedt tedm@toybox.placo.com Author of: The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide Book website: http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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